Returning to Nursing Practice: Competence and Conf idence

ISBN-13: 9781119795872 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 224 str.

R Wray

Spis treści

Preface ixAcknowledgements xiiChapter 1 Your Time to Return 1Your Nursing Identity 2The Starting Point 3Why Did You Leave? 5Is It the Right Time to Return? 5What Have You Been Doing since You Stopped Nursing? 7The Test of Competence: An Alternative Route to Re-Registration 9Financial Issues 11Thinking Ahead 11References 12Chapter 2 Preparation 14Current Roles and Commitments 14The Return to Practice Course 16Application 17Entry Requirements 17Learning Differences 19Professionalism 19Admission Days and Interviews 20Numeracy 22NMC Professional Standards 25Course Content and Structure 29Planning Your Practice Placement 30Supervised Practice Hours 31Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) 32Midwifery 33Preparatory Study and Reading 33Are You Ready? 35References 35Useful Website 36Chapter 3 Bridging the Gap 37Sharing Hopes and Fears 37The Gap 39Self-Efficacy - A Helpful Concept 40Confidence and Competence 42Self-Assessment 44The Language of Nursing 51What Has Been Happening Whilst You Have Been Away? 53Professional Values 54References 57Chapter 4 Practice Placement 59First Steps 59Practice Provider Induction 62Finding Your Feet 63Team Working 69Belbin's Team Roles 71Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisors 73Confidence and Competence 79Decision Making and Leadership 82Understanding Scope of Practice and Your Chosen Field 85How Will I Be Assessed? 88Your Support Networks 91References 93Useful Website 95Chapter 5 Reflective Practice 96Stories 96Self-Awareness 97Introducing Reflection 99Dipping into the Theory! 100Models and Frameworks and the Reflective Process 103Borton (1970) And Driscoll (1994, 2007) 104Reflective Thinking and Writing Skills 105Describing 107Choosing Your Experience 109Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988) 110Analysing 116Future Learning and Action 118Being a Reflective Practitioner 119References 121Chapter 6 Caring for Yourself 125Course Progression Points 126Self-Care: Managing Your Well-Being 128Body: Physical Well-Being 129Mind: Mental Well-Being 130Spiritual Well-Being 136Heart: Emotional Well-Being 136Resilience 139Compassion 143Compassion Fatigue 146Burnout 147Balance 148References 151Chapter 7 Returning to Study 157Preparation 158Time 159Place 163Personal Learning Styles 164Understanding Course Requirements 169Learning Outcomes 170A Framework for Academic Writing 170Knowledge for Practice: The Evidence Base 173Reading 176Libraries 177Referencing 179Assignment Writing Process 183Planning 184Writing 185Editing 187Personal Tutorials 188Additional Resources and Support 189Achievement 190References 190Chapter 8 Re-Entering the Workforce 194Celebrating Success 194The NMC Re-Registration Process 195Career 197Job Applications 198Interviews 199Bank Nursing 200Recruitment Agencies 200The Independent Sector 201Indemnity Insurance 201Preceptorship 201Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility 202NMC Personal Re-Validation and Your Continuing Professional Development 206References 207What I Have Learnt about Myself 210Index 212

O autorze

Ros Wray and Mary Kitson are Senior Lecturers on the Return to Practice Course, University of Northampton, UK. They have been managing this course for nearly twenty years and have extensive experience supporting cohorts of returners in navigating their return to the nursing profession.